Oak Park High School is a high school located in the Charleswood area of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It offers a dual-track English and French Immersion program. Oak Park also offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses and one of the most comprehensive fine arts programs in the province.[1] The Oak Park Raiders have won 3 Manitoba High School Athletics Association titles over the past decade, the most in Winnipeg.[1]
| École Secondaire Oak Park High School | |
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| Address | |
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820 Charleswood Rd, Winnipeg, MB R3R 1K6 , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°51′03″N 97°18′33″W / 49.8509°N 97.3093°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Committed to Excellence in Academics, Arts, Athletes and Community Service. |
| Principal | Jennifer Bracken |
| Faculty | 137 |
| Grades | 9–12 (english) 9-12 (french) |
| Enrollment | 1000 |
| Colour(s) | Blue, White and Silver |
| Team name | Raiders |
| Website | www |
Athletics
editOak Park High School has one of the best athletic programs in the province. As a regular contender in many sports, Oak Park has made their mark on the sport community. Oak Park took eight provincial titles in 2010-2011 and was provincial finalists in Varsity Girls Basketball and Girls Outdoor Soccer. The school offers an extensive list of extracurriculars, including: basketball, darts, football, hockey, soccer (indoor and outdoor), volleyball, rugby, cheerleading, ultimate frisbee, water polo, track & field, badminton, student council, musical, dance, curling and field lacrosse. The Oak Park football team is notable for establishing 4 CFL football players.
Success has been harder to come by in recent seasons as the MHSAA tightened transfer and recruiting policies.
Notable alumni
edit- Cam Barker - NHL defenceman
- Nic Demski - professional football player
- Cody Eakin - NHL forward
- Andrew Harris - CFL running back
- Sean Jamieson - professional football player for the Montreal Alouettes
- David Nedohin - three-time world champion curler[2]
- Brady Oliveira - professional football player
- Calvin Pickard - NHL goaltender
- Tracy Spiridakos - film and television actress[3]
- Meaghan Waller - Winner of Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 3
Committees
editOak Park is known in both the local and national community alike as having class leading committees such as their volunteerism based social justice committee,[4] the committee that runs all the school events Tech Committee,[5] the sustainability based progressive conservation committee or their yearbook committee.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b About Us
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ Oswald, Brad (July 28, 2012). "Revolution-ary career step". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ Oak Park High School Raises $1,000 for Winnipeg’s Less Fortunate
- ^ "OAK PARK TECH COMMITTEE (@twinslifeascochairs) • Instagram photos and videos".
- ^ OP Student Council
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